If corporate headquarters for UPS in Atlanta is considering adding to its 96,000 + fleet of delivery vans, what is year 5’s depreciation expense using MACRS if one van costs $78,500? (Table 17.4 and Table 17.5)

Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
38th Edition
ISBN:9780357391129
Author:WHITTENBURG
Publisher:WHITTENBURG
Chapter8: Depreciation And Sale Of Business Property
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 6MCQ: Which of the following is not true about the MACRS depreciation system: A salvage value must be...
icon
Related questions
Question

If corporate headquarters for UPS in Atlanta is considering adding to its 96,000 + fleet of delivery vans, what is year 5’s depreciation expense using MACRS if one van costs $78,500? (Table 17.4 and Table 17.5)  (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

******TABLES ATTACHED*******************

 

TABLE
17-4
Class recovery
perlod (life)
Asset types
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery
System (MACRS) for assets placed in
service after December 31, 1986
3-year
Racehorses more than 2 years old or any horse other than a racehorse that is
more than 12 years old at the time placed into service; special tools of certain
industries.
5-year"
Automobiles (not luxury); taxis; light general-purpose trucks; semiconductor
manufacturing equipment; computer-based telephone central-office switching
equipment; qualified technological equipment; property used in connection
with research and experimentation.
Railroad track; single-purpose agricultural (pigpens) or horticultural structures;
fixtures; equipment; furniture.
7-year"
10-year*
New law doesn't add any specific property under this class.
15-year
Municipal wastewater treatment plants; telephone distribution plants and
comparable equipment used for two-way exchange of voice and data
communications.
20-year
Municipal sewers.
27.5-yeart
Only residential rental property.
31.5-yeart
Only nonresidential real property.
*These classes use a 200% declining-balance method switching to the straight-line method.
*These classes use a 150% declining-balance method switching to the straight-line method.
These classes use a straight-line method.
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 17-4 Class recovery perlod (life) Asset types Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) for assets placed in service after December 31, 1986 3-year Racehorses more than 2 years old or any horse other than a racehorse that is more than 12 years old at the time placed into service; special tools of certain industries. 5-year" Automobiles (not luxury); taxis; light general-purpose trucks; semiconductor manufacturing equipment; computer-based telephone central-office switching equipment; qualified technological equipment; property used in connection with research and experimentation. Railroad track; single-purpose agricultural (pigpens) or horticultural structures; fixtures; equipment; furniture. 7-year" 10-year* New law doesn't add any specific property under this class. 15-year Municipal wastewater treatment plants; telephone distribution plants and comparable equipment used for two-way exchange of voice and data communications. 20-year Municipal sewers. 27.5-yeart Only residential rental property. 31.5-yeart Only nonresidential real property. *These classes use a 200% declining-balance method switching to the straight-line method. *These classes use a 150% declining-balance method switching to the straight-line method. These classes use a straight-line method.
TABLE
17-5
Annual recovery for MACRS
3-year class
(200% D.B.)
5-year class
(200% D.B.)
7-year class
(200% D.B.)
10-year class
(200% D.B.)
15-year class
(150% D.B.)
20-year class
(150% D.B.)
Recovery
year
1
33.00
20.00
14.28
10.00
5.00
3.75
45.00
32.00
24.49
18.00
9.50
7.22
3
15.00*
19.20
17.49
14.40
8.55
6.68
4
7.00
11.52*
12.49
11.52
7.69
6.18
11.52
8.93*
9.22
6.93
5.71
6
5.76
8.93
7.37
6.23
5.28
8.93
6.55*
5.90*
4.89
8
4.46
6.55
5.90
4.52
9
6.55
5.90
4.46*
10
6.55
5.90
4.46
11
3.29
5.90
4.46
12
5.90
4.46
13
5.90
4.46
14
5.90
4.46
15
5.90
4.46
16
3.00
4.46
*Identifies when switch is made to straight line.
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 17-5 Annual recovery for MACRS 3-year class (200% D.B.) 5-year class (200% D.B.) 7-year class (200% D.B.) 10-year class (200% D.B.) 15-year class (150% D.B.) 20-year class (150% D.B.) Recovery year 1 33.00 20.00 14.28 10.00 5.00 3.75 45.00 32.00 24.49 18.00 9.50 7.22 3 15.00* 19.20 17.49 14.40 8.55 6.68 4 7.00 11.52* 12.49 11.52 7.69 6.18 11.52 8.93* 9.22 6.93 5.71 6 5.76 8.93 7.37 6.23 5.28 8.93 6.55* 5.90* 4.89 8 4.46 6.55 5.90 4.52 9 6.55 5.90 4.46* 10 6.55 5.90 4.46 11 3.29 5.90 4.46 12 5.90 4.46 13 5.90 4.46 14 5.90 4.46 15 5.90 4.46 16 3.00 4.46 *Identifies when switch is made to straight line.
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Financial Planning Model
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357391129
Author:
WHITTENBURG
Publisher:
Cengage
Financial Accounting Intro Concepts Meth/Uses
Financial Accounting Intro Concepts Meth/Uses
Finance
ISBN:
9781285595047
Author:
Weil
Publisher:
Cengage
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337690881
Author:
Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Make…
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Make…
Accounting
ISBN:
9781305654174
Author:
Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance
ISBN:
9781337514835
Author:
MOYER
Publisher:
CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT